"hell yeah" meaning in English

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Interjection

Head templates: {{en-interj}} hell yeah
  1. (slang, vulgar) Used to express enthusiastic or gung-ho agreement or joy. Tags: slang, vulgar Synonyms: hells yeah, heck yeah
    Sense id: en-hell_yeah-en-intj-GnBZKM1E Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "ref": "2008 May 9, Dan Shive, El Goonish Shive (webcomic), Comic for Friday, May 9, 2008",
          "text": "\"See? We're practically halfway there!\" \"OK. Let's do this, then.\" \"HELL YEAH!\"",
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        "(slang, vulgar) Used to express enthusiastic or gung-ho agreement or joy."
      ],
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